How Often Do You Dream About Daycare?

[storybookending]

Just a fun question.

How often do you guys have a dream and it ends up being about daycare or one of your dcks is in it?

I’d say this happens to me about once a month maybe. And then I just wake up feeling exhausted when I feel like I’ve just had them and then have to have a whole day with them too. I know dreams are subconscious but man if I could turn off daycare dreams that would be lovely.

Thankful last nights dream was a weekend and I have all of Sunday to rest and recharge before Monday.

[Gemma]

I've had dreams about the kids in my care but it doesn't happen often at all

[Unregistered]

I don’t think I have ever dreamt about daycare! That is definitely weird since I am doing it 50 hours a week.

[e.j.]

When I first started doing day care, I had frequent dreams about it and I felt the same way - exhausted when I woke up. I also used to hear babies crying even after the kids went home for the night. Both eventually became less and less frequent over the years and up until last week, I hadn't had a dream about day care in years. Hopefully, I'm not going back to that.

[Unregistered]

I have the occasional stress dream where I leave the house forgetting that there is a daycare baby still here. Once I realize it, I panic trying to get back to the house. Every obstacle known to man gets in my way but I eventually get there to find the baby crying. Oh, man. I'm stressed just talking about it.

[Annalee]

I have the occasional stress dream where I leave the house forgetting that there is a daycare baby still here. Once I realize it, I panic trying to get back to the house. Every obstacle known to man gets in my way but I eventually get there to find the baby crying. Oh, man. I'm stressed just talking about it.

Here lately, things have been so busy that when I close for the day, I am immediately heading to do something else on the run and I have that quick thought "oh no, were all the kids gone".::

[MomBoss]

Close to my inspection time, I have a dream my licensor comes and its all bad news

[Rockgirl]

I have a recurring dream....actually a nightmare. It’s naptime, and I have 10-12 kids running wild. No one will go to their mats—it’s just total chaos.

[Josiegirl]

I've also heard the ghost babies crying when nobody is here. As far as dreams, I have dreams about the different kids but not in the dc setting, if that makes sense.

[flying_babyb]

i have. It was disturbing. Mine was totally a way for my subconcious to deal with the feeling I had towards this child (a mean, naughty child).

[DaveA]

I'm sure I have, but I don't remember a specific dream about the daycare or the kids.

[rosieteddy]

I retired 3 years ago.I dream about DC weekly.Always to many kids,parents don't pickup on time,I loose one everything that can happen happens.I wake up tired and stressed.Harder than when I actually ran DC.

[Homebody]

I can't remember if I have or haven't, but my sister who also does daycare had one recently. She heard a lot of crying, and went into her living room and found it full of babies still in their car seats that parents just dropped off and left without a word!

[Cat Herder]

I have had the "left behind sleeping baby" nightmare many times. :dislike: It has various endings, none good. I find it happens more often when I have too many chronic "last minute" pick-up families in care. More specifically, when I have to rush out the door behind them, to my second job, too often because they waited until the last minute.

It has improved greatly since changing hours to allow a 30-minute buffer.

[Bluemoon5]

I have a recurring dream....actually a nightmare. It’s naptime, and I have 10-12 kids running wild. No one will go to their mats—it’s just total chaos.

Here I call that a Tuesday.